Minister of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Sophocles Aletraris has announced that the checks for goods arriving from occupied areas, under the Green Line Regulation will be increased in an effort to ensure the quality of public health.
Speaking to the press on Tuesday, after a meeting he had with all the governmental services in charge, Aletraris said that currently a number of 15 sample checks are taking place per year, adding that the new decision provides for 40-50 checks annually.
Replying to a question, the Minister said that it is not easy to determine whether these goods were indeed produced in the occupied areas and were not brought there from Turkey.
He explained however that according to the EU Regulation, if there is such a suspicion, the European Commission proceeds with further checks.